Species Lutibacter flavus

Name: Lutibacter flavus Choi et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vus. L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow, the colour of colonies and pigments of the bacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-ti-BAK-ter FLA-wus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27993; IMCC 1507; KACC 14312; NBRC 107589

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU166749 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi A, Yang SJ, Cho JC. Lutibacter flavus sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:946-951. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09820 (N = 114).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lutibacter Choi and Cho 2006

Assigned by: Choi A, Yang SJ, Cho JC. Lutibacter flavus sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:946-951. 🇰🇷

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